Where does “spilziek” come from?
spilziek (Dutch) comes from Dutch ziek, from Middle Dutch sigen, from Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
spilziek (Dutch): wasteful, profligate
Definitions
- wasteful, profligate
Ancestry of “spilziek”, step by step
spilziek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ziek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ziek | sick, ill; excellent; very |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sigen | to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Dutch spillen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spillen | to waste, to spend vainly or profligately; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spilden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *spilden | — |
| 4 | Frankish | *spilþijan | — |